There is a magazine that has launched recently and has a wonderful website that goes along with it. This magazine is Monocle. They continue with the black on the as it is the color the cover is. I have never been quite alright with dark colored websites that try to present a good amount of information, but they have seemed to pull it off here. Along with that, the website provides us with a sort of upscale feeling due to the simple layout of the site. They stay away from many traditional features that you would find on other sites including advertisements, social bookmarking, or other things that obstruct the simplicity of the site. On the site you won’t find any written articles for people that don’t subscribe but there is plenty of other content.

My favorite part of Monocle’s website are their videos. They cover a wide range of areas and interests from business interviews, to design and culture. Even better is that the videos are shot and edited nicely, I only wish we could view them at a larger size as high quality video.

I picked up an issue of Monocle in NYC’s Grand Central Terminal for ten dollars, and it costs a lot to subscribe but it might just be worth it for this kind of magazine. And if you are ever in Grand Central Terminal, make sure you go to the magazine shop, the bigger of the two, it is the best one I have ever seen and they carry so many magazines. Keep an eye on Monocle.